Fastener for outer sashes and the like.



E. J. FELLMAN.

FASTENER FOR OUTER SASHES AND THE LIKE.

APPLlCATlON FILED JAN- 13. 1916.

Patented July 4, 1916.

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(QW,//;%M 3% EDWARDJ; EELLMAN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

FASTEN'ER FOR OUTER SASHESAND THE LIKE;

Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented-July 4-; 1916.

Application filed'Januarylii, 1916: Serial No. 71,837;

teners for- Outer Sashes'andth'e like; and I do herebydeclare that" the-following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof;

The present invention relatest'o new and" useful improvements in means for holding storin on screen sashes or: other p votally mounted members: at a- -desired lll'GlIIl'itlilOIl to the window frameor other support, andis" particularly directed to :theprovision: of: asash holding device of the typeembodied in Patent No; 532fl83', issued J an. 15,1895;

It is primarily theobject of. the present invention to provide a-holding:device ofthis nature which possesses aw maximum sim= plicityt of structure conslstent Wlth strength and r efiiciency' and l a desired convenience of operation;- In this: latter connectionwit is an' obj'ect ofr'the invention toaprovide. in a deviceof the'character set. forthand including' a sash carried I link member and: a frame carried keeper: member; means where by thelink-ais normally retained in the keeper member and coacts-therewithto provide for an'automatic securing of the sash in'aninclined position up on 1 swinging it outw ardlyand' wherein: the :connection 'of-the linkand keeper imay be instantly released. uponwa'certain manipulation: of the link; to 'permiten tire detachment of the sashzlfronr theframe;

A sash holding; device of'i'the present nature generallyvcomprisesin addition to: the link and keeper memberseaa-a catch". carried by the sash and adapted to receivei'th'evlink member upon itseb'eingi passed through the keeper and folded along'the sash" to thus hold the sash tightly against 'the frame,v and it is awfurther': object of ithe present invention to provide 5 a structure whereby,- when" the sashis :detached from-theirame; the link membenmay engage and beheld in thecateh and -.m ay be released itherefronr ionly' up'on a.

twisting fiexure of the link wherebydetachiment of the link from the catehad-ue to jarring or other a ccidental causes isprevented so that the link is: at all times held 5 against hanging loosefronr thesashwhen the sash is detachedand transportedi It is' still f further: an object to provider; device of' the present nature wherein the parts are mutually interchangeablefor' both I sides 0f=a window structure to thus obviatethe necessity of providing right and left hand parts.

WVith the above and "other objects and ad vantages in view, the invention resides' more particularly in the novel combination; arrangement-and formation of parts more particularly"hereinafter described and particularly pointed outinthe appended claims;

In' the drawings: Figure 1: is a vertical sectional view'taken through the lower port101'l of a-wlndow'havinga" pivotallysuspended "screen -sash holding device assoclated' therewith and in a position holding the sash extended: Fig. 2 isa view similarto Fig. 1, but showing the sash closed; wit-hthe-improved device locking 'it in a closedi position. Fig. 3- is:a1 transverse sectional-view on'the line 3-3-of=Fig. 1. Fig. & is astransversesectional view through the catch membenona the: line H Of"Flg-' 2; Fig. 5' is awver tica'lisectional'view omthe line 5'5 of'Fig- 1," and: showing the relation of: parts assumed to 1 detach; the link from the keeper" member; the keeper member.

Referring; now: more particularly-Ito theaccompanying:drawings; 5 designates awvindow frame, and -6 designates arscreen sash member. I

The improved holding device comprises a =lin'k-me1nberi'7; which is pi-votally"secured to a side ofthesashfi byca braeketmember Suncludin'ga; plate having .latei'ally tui-ned ears 9 atrits-sides receiving one end of the link therebetw'een. The other end' of the link is: provided 1 with" a head 10 which is formed by bending the 1 end of the link in the shapeofianieye, and the-bottom edge: of thevli-Irkimmediately rearwardly of the head is provided with a locking notehvllz- The keeper member-lcomprises: an angular plate '12 which has'one side bolted rto a respective side of the window frame 5 and' its othensideprojected laterally and' provided' with 1 a vertical slot" 13 through which the link? is passed This slot is of width slightly less than the width of=the head 10 and thus-normally the head" is prevented from=withdrawal fromthe keeper, .but to provide for such withdrawal :when it isde sired toremove the sash; the intermediate portion of the slot 13 is provided) with": a lateral extension le which-extends into that Fig; 6'-is' -a.pterspective' view of" side of the keeper which is bolted to the frame, and thus the slot at that point has a width equal to its normal width plus the thickness of the material of the keeper which provides suiiicient width to permit passage of the link head 10.

The foregoing structure procures a proper intermediate widening of the slot 13 with a minimum weakening of the plate due to lack of material at such widened portion, and although this structure is preferable, any structure which procures an intermediate widening of the slot may be utilized as for instance, the slot may be widened into the projecting side of the keeper member, or both sides of the slot may be widened, these slight modifications of structure be ing obvious. In normal operation, however, the weight of the link holds it in the lower 5 portion of the slot 13 and thus provides against withdrawal, and the sash is secured in an open position by merely swinging it outwardly, the notch 11 during such swinging movement receiving the lower edge of the slot 13 whereby the link is held. To permit closing of the sash it is merely necessary to trip the link upwardly.

The catch member of the device comprises an angular plate 15 which has one side secured to the side of the sash as by the headed screw 16, the plate being held against rotation on the screw by inwardly struck spurs 17 engaging in the sash. The other side of the plate has its free end directed inwardly of the sash to form a holding portion and to define a link receiving recess in conjunction with the rest of the plate and the free end of this holding portion carries a retaining lip 17. When the sash is closed, the link 7 is disposed with its pivotal connection inwardly of the projecting side of the keeper and may thus swing to be engaged in the catch member, the catch member be ing disposed on the sash below the link, although it is noted that it could be disposed above the link if desired. To engage the link in the catch member it is necessary to procure a slight twisting flexure of the link, which is of somewhat resilient material, and this necessary twisting fiexure to procure detachment of the link from the catch prevents accidental detachment.

When the sash is detached from the window, the link is engaged in the catch and is thus held against swinging loose when the sash is transported. It is noted that the head of the securing screw 16 of the plate is disposed in such relation to the lip 18, as more particularly indicated in Fig. 4, that a possible jarring to cause a springing de tachment of the link from the catch is prevented by abutment of the link with this screw head, and to detach the link it is necessary to impart thereto a positive twisting flexure, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4,

it being thus noted that the screw 16 and lugs 9 of the attaching bracket of the link and in this latter instance the link could be made of thicker material. It would be also possible for the resiliency to be disposed partly in the lugs and partly in the link strip to procure suflicient resilient fiexure.

A common disadvantage encountered in various types of sash fasteners is that a rattling of parts is permitted due to action of the wind on the sash, and it is noted that in the present structure there are no loose connections to procure such rattling, as the edge of the keeper member fits snugly in the notch 11 of the link and the link is firmly secured to the sash by the bracket member. Under extreme weather conditions it might, however, be possible for the wind to exert a jerking action on the sash which would tend to swing the link upwardly on its pivot, and it is observed that provision is made against accidental withdrawal of the link from the a keeper in such movements of the link by the fact that the extension 14 of the keeper slot is of a width substantially equal to the transverse width of the link head 10 whereby a relative nicety of manipulation is necessary in positioning the head member to withdraw it from the keeper, and whereby if the link were accidentally thrown upwardly it would move past the extension 14 and be held in the upper portion of the keeper slot 13 and would in subsequent movement drop to the bottom of the slot.

I claim:

1. A swinging sash holder comprising a link member provided with a notch in one edge, means for pivotally connecting one end of said member to a sash, a keeper member provided with a slot reduced in its lower portion, and a head on the other end of the link member movable through the slot and of greater width than the said reduced portion of the slot.

2. A swinging sash holder comprising a link member provided with anotch in one edge, means for pivotally connecting one end of said member to a sash, a keeper member comprising an angular plate having one side adapted for securement to a support and provided in its other side with a longitudinal slot having an extension into said first named side, and a head on the other end of the link member movable through the slot at its extension.

3. In a swinging sash holder the combination of a resilient link strip adapted for pivotal connection with a sash and a catch member having a recess adapted for connection with a sash and adapted to receive the link strip and including a reduced throat portion of lesser width than the width of the link strip necessitating a twisting fiexure of the strip to pass therethrough.

l. In a swinging sash holder, the combination of a resilient link strip adapted for pivotal connection with a sash, and a catch member adapted also for connection with a sash and comprising an angular plate, a headed securing member passed through one side of the plate, the free end of the other side being bent inwardly to form a holding portion, an inturned lip on the holding portion and the relation of the lip and securing member being such as to necessitate twisting fiexure of the link strip to pass therebetween.

5. A swinging sash holder, comprising a link member provided with a notch in one edge, means for pivotally connecting one end of said member to a sash, a keeper member adapted for connection with a support and provided with a slot, an intermediate portion of the slot being enlarged and a head on the other end of the link member of substantially the same cross-sectional area as the enlarged portion of the slot whereby retraction of the head through the slot except upon an approximately exact intermediate positioning of the head is prevented.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in the presence of a witness.

EDWARD J. FELLMAN.

lVitness:

M. E. DOWNEY.

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